Hawaiians and Aboriginals stand in solidarity at Redfern
Members of Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima and a handful of Kanu O Ka ʻĀina haumāna visited the Aboriginal community of Redfern, where residents are protesting proposed development on what is legally Aboriginal...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea 2015
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea was celebrated on August 1st, 2015 at Thomas Square. Here are our photos from the event.
View ArticleAloha ʻĀina Unity March | Highlights
View a short video clip from the Aloha ʻĀina Unity March.
View ArticleNā Loea: The Masters | Jerry Ongies: Hawaiʻiloa – Rebuilding the Legend
While the ancient art of non-instrument navigation has been rekindled throughout Polynesia, the knowledge of canoe building has been largely forgotten except for a select few artisans. Following in the...
View ArticleMele Murals | Kaimuki High School
Mele Murals completed both their largest project yet and first collaboration with a DOE school at Kaimuki High School.
View ArticlePani Ka Puka
Over one thousand people came out to the Paepae o He'eia Pani Ka Puka event on December 12, 2015. After the last bucket of coral and second mākāhā was set in place it marked the first time in fifty...
View ArticleHālau Kū Māna Voyage 2016
The 9th grade class from Hālau Kū Māna have been taking Papa Waʻa or Canoe Class from the instructors of the Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy all school year. As a cumulative hōʻike or showcase, the...
View ArticleMele Murals: Blanche Pope Elementary
Another Mele Murals project has begun. This time taking place at Blanche Pope Elementary School in Waimanalo.
View ArticleʻImiloa ʻImiākea Series: Millennials Who Mālama
ʻImiloa hosted a discussion about balancing tradition with progress and technology. Panelists presented a worldview that is not only distinct from previous generations, but even from their fellow...
View ArticleʻImiloa: East Coast Collaborations
While Hōkūleʻa was on the East Coast, the Polynesian Voyaging Society, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, and the Smithsonian Institution teamed up to help celebrate the Worldwide Voyage.
View ArticleMele Murals: Castle High School
Students from Hoʻoulu ʻŌpio Academy honor the past and embrace the future in this Mele Murals project in Heʻeia.
View ArticleHānau ʻIa ʻo Nāmāhoe: A Canoe for Kauaʻi
After twenty years Nāmāhoe, Kauaʻiʻs own deep sea voyaging canoe, is launched into the ocean, inspiring a new generation of crew members.
View ArticleZeke’s Makahiki
What a year for Hawaiʻi surfer, Zeke Lau, who recently qualified for the 2017 World Championship Tour and who has taken his surfing career a step further by hosting his first Makahiki.
View ArticleNations Without Borders, Episode One – Quest for Justice
Canada’s Indigenous TV network APTN unravels the story of Cree woman Connie Oakes, who was jailed for a crime she claims she didn’t commit. More shocking than the murder itself, is lack of evidence...
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